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Definition –

n. – two weeks.

n. – a period of fourteen consecutive days (fourteen nights).

e.g. –

In Hindi n. दो सफ्ताह (do saphtah), पखवाड़ा (pakhavaDaa), सप्ताह (do saptah), पखवारा (pakhavara), पक्ष (pakSh).

 



Phonetic Pronunciation =    uk /ˈfɔːtnaɪt/             us /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
Fortnight.

Synonym half month, two weeks.

Antonym eternity.

 

Cognate word – Conjugatefortnight

  • adj. – fortnightly

  • adv. – fortnightly

  • n. – fortnightly

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